Rolonda On Demand

You will feel touched by an angel listening to this conversation with singer, actress, minister -- (and Auntie) -- Della Reese. Spanning seven decades, Reese's long career began as a singer, scoring a hit with her 1959 single "Don't You Know?". In the late–1960s, Reese hosted her own talk show, Della, which ran for 197 episodes.[1][2] She also starred in films beginning in 1975, including playing opposite Redd Foxx in Harlem Nights (1989), Martin Lawrence in A Thin Line Between Love and Hate(1996) and Elliott Gould in Expecting Mary (2010). She achieved continuing success in the religious television drama Touched by an Angel(1994–2003), in which Reese played the leading role of Tess.She passed in 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices